Business Studies

At which universities do academics find the best conditions for research? The new 2007 CHE Research Ranking revises its rating of six of the 16 subjects. Includes: Results for business studies.

Ten of those in this year's group of strong research universities also appeared in the last research ranking, in 2002. New members of the top club are the universities of Augsburg, Duisburg-Essen and Regensburg, plus the EBS Oestrich-Winkel and the TU Munich. The RWTH Aachen and the University of Hohenheim dropped out after only achieving two of the three top rankings required. All five of the universities with the best reputations amongst professors appear in the strong research group.